hollow out

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hollow out

verb hollows out · hollowing out · hollowed out

transitive To make something hollow. After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends.
Similar: cave, spoon
intransitive To become hollow.
transitive To reduce the power or influence of something.

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verb make hollow

Español	ahuecar
Français	évider
Deutsch	aushöhlen
العربية	جَوَّفَ jawwafa

verb become hollow

Español	ahuecarse
العربية	تَجَوَّفَ tajawwafa

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@misc{hollow_out_2026,
  title = {hollow out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hollow%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}